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madchap57
5 years ago

Sims4 still crashes or hangs with latest patch on MacOS

Hi all, Writing on behalf of my daughter. On macOS Catalina 10.15.7, macbook pro 2018 15", would not want to update to BigSur given already the troubles here.... Game version 1.69.57.1220, at least...
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madchap57
5 years ago

Thanks @Bluebellflora - I can definitely try to lock the gfx card to the discrete one.

Here is the output of the command:

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssI2C (3.0.60)
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssDmac (3.0.60)
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssI2CController (3.0.60)
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily (576.1)
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking (4.0.0)
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl (5.2.6)
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCFLGraphicsFramebuffer (14.0.7)
com.apple.kext.AMDSupport (3.1.0)
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssUARTCommon (3.0.60)
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssUARTv1 (3.0.60)
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPCHPMC (2.0.1)
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl (5.2.6)
com.apple.kext.AMD9500Controller (3.1.0)
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelKBLGraphics (14.0.7)
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy (5.2.6)
com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonServiceManager (3.1.0)
com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4000HWServices (3.1.0)
com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4000 (3.1.0)
com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4100HWLibs (1.0)
com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer (3.1.0)

  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
    Hero+
    5 years ago
    @madchap57

    Thanks 🙂 Could you also attach the lastCrash you reference in your opening post? Just remember to delete XML from the first line.

    Please let me know how you get on disabling automatic graphics switching.
    • Bluebellflora's avatar
      Bluebellflora
      Hero+
      5 years ago

      For interest as the game is working fine for me, here is the output from my Mac (2017 15" MacBook Pro, AMD Radeon Pro 560 4GB, 10.15.7):

      com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssI2C                (3.0.60)            
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssGspi               (3.0.60)            
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssDmac               (3.0.60)            
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssI2CController      (3.0.60)            
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssSpiController      (3.0.60)            
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily                  (576.1)             
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl              (5.2.6)             
com.apple.kext.AMDSupport                         (3.1.0)             
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelKBLGraphicsFramebuffer (14.0.7)            
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking   (4.0.0)             
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl             (5.2.6)             
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPCHPMC                 (2.0.1)             
com.apple.kext.AMD9500Controller                  (3.1.0)             
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelKBLGraphics            (14.0.7)            
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssUARTCommon         (3.0.60)            
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelLpssUARTv1             (3.0.60)            
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy        (5.2.6)             
com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4000HWServices           (3.1.0)             
com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4000                     (3.1.0)             
com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonX4100HWLibs               (1.0)               
com.apple.kext.AMDRadeonServiceManager            (3.1.0)             
com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer                     (3.1.0)

      I've put in bold the differences between our Macs.

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